Handkerchief holder



Dec.20, 1960 A. LOEHNERT 2,964,811

HANDKERCHIEF HOLDER Filed Sept. 4, 1957 FIG. 3

INVENTOR. $1014: 1 06/0751? 1477016/Vf Y United States PatentHANDKERCHIEF HOLDER Anne Loehnert, 720 Lake Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ.

Filed Sept. 4, 1957, Ser. No. 682,046

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-3) This invention relates to a device for supportingand maintaining a handkerchief folded for show in position in a breastpocket of a coat or the like, and more particularly to a device of theabove character which is adapted to support and maintain a rectangularlyfolded handkerchief.

Because of continual body movement, it has been found difficult to keepa handkerchief folded for show in position in the lapel pocket of a coator jacket. Such handkerchiefs tend to move into the pocket to becompletely obscured from view. Moreover, as the handkerchief moves intothe lower portion of a pocket, it tends to fold over upon itself causingunsightly bulges.

It is therefore amongst the primary objects of the present invention toprovide a new and improved device for supporting and maintaining ahandkerchief folded for show in position in the breast pocket of a coator the like.

It is another important object of the present invention to provide adevice of the above class for supporting a rectangularly foldedhandkerchief with one side thereof extending from the pocket.

It is still a further object of the present invention to provide ahandkerchief holder made from a single length of resilient wire whichfirmly grips the handkerchief to be displayed and which may be reliablymounted in the pocket so the handkerchief held thereby will always bevisible.

Briefly stated, the handkerchief holder of the present inventioncomprises a frame for supporting a rectangularly folded handkerchief,said frame being formed from a single length of springable wire, saidwire being shaped into mutually hinged spring biased jaws for clamping arectangularly folded handkerchief in the frame, and means extending fromthe ends of the wire for supporting the frame in a pocket.

A fuller understanding of the invention and the manner in which itsobjectives and advantages may be realized will become apparent from thefollowing detailed description thereof taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the handkerchief holderof the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on lines 2-2 of Fig. 1 in the directionof the arrows; and

Fig. 3 shows how a rectangularly folded handkerchief would appear whenmounted in the improved handkerchief holder of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawing, a holder in accordance with the presentinvention is shown consisting of a shorter rectangular portion 12 and alonger triangular portion 14 forming jaws mutually hinged at 16 betweenwhich rectangularly folded handkerchief 18 may be securely clamped. Asis evident in the drawing, holder 10 is of a size permitting it to beinserted to frame the lapel pocket 20 of a coat 22.

The holder of the present invention is preferably made from a singlelength of readily deformable wire, the terminal portions of which formthe apex 24 of triangular portion 14 and additionally, form outwardlyand down- 2,964,811 Patented Dec. 20, 1960 wardly directed hook 26,which reliably supports holder 10 in position when overriding the freeedge 28 of pocket 20. The apex is formed by joining the terminalportions of the wire together leaving enough wire remaining for theformation of hook 26. The hook may be concealed by a disc or plate 32 onwhich a monogram or other ornamentation may he formed.

Although readily deformable, the wire making up the holder of thepresent invention must be of a resilient metal which tends to retain theconfiguration imparted to it. Therefore, in order to mount handkerchief18 on holder 10, jaws 14 and 16 must be pulled apart. After thehandkerchief has been positioned between the jaws, the jaws are releasedand spring together to clamp the handkerchief in the holder.

The wire making up the holder of the present invention is rigid enoughto support itself and the handkerchief held by it and to withstand minorimpacts of handling.

It may therefore be seen that by virtue of the present invention, a newand improved device has been provided for supporting and maintaining ahandkerchief folded for show in position in a lapel pocket. It mayfurther be seen that by virtue of the present invention a handkerchiefholder has been provided for rectangularly folded handkerchiefs. It mayadditionally be seen that by virtue of the present invention, ahandkerchief holder has been provided from a single length of resilientwire which firmly grips the handkerchief to be displayed and which maybe reliably mounted in the pocket so that the holder and handkerchiefwill not slip and the handkerchief will be visible as desired.

Having thus described the present invention, it should be understoodthat the invention is not confined to the particular forms or uses shownand described, the same being merely illustrative, and that theinvention may be carried out in other ways without departing from thespirit of the invention, and, therefore, the right is broadly claimed toemploy all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of theappended claim, and by means of which, objects of the invention areattained and new results accomplished, as it is obvious that theparticular embodiments herein shown and described are only some of themany that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish theseresults.

I claim:

A handkerchief holder for insertion into a handkerchief pocket of a coator the like comprising a frame for supporting a rectangularly foldedhandkerchief, said frame being formed of resilient wire and having apair of spaced, substantially parallel sides connected by a transverseelement, the free unconnected ends of said sides being bent uponthemselves to form spring-portions, said spring portions being continuedinwardly to form a pair of frame parts of triangular configuration, saidframe parts terminating in a pair of hooks located beyond the transverseconnector element and said triangular frame parts being resilientlyurged toward the transverse connector by said spring portions.

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